#1734 Defining Diabetes: Priming
Juicebox Podcast: Type 1 Diabetes
Scott Benner
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 11 January 2026
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Scott and Jenny define "Priming" in this Defining Diabetes episode. Learn why filling pump tubing and cannulas is essential to avoid air gaps, and how the process differs by device.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back, friends. You are listening to the Juice Box podcast. |
| 0:15.0 | Managing diabetes is difficult, but trying to do it when you don't understand the lingo, |
| 0:20.0 | that's almost impossible. |
| 0:21.9 | The defining diabetes series began in 2019 and today we're adding to it. |
| 0:26.7 | Go to juiceboxpodcast.com up in the menu, click on defining diabetes, and you'll see a |
| 0:32.1 | complete list of all the terms that we've defined so far. |
| 0:38.0 | If you're living with type 1 diabetes, |
| 0:40.6 | the after dark collection from the Juicebox podcast |
| 0:42.8 | is the only place to hear the stories |
| 0:45.4 | that no one else talks about. |
| 0:47.9 | From drugs to depression, self-harm, |
| 0:51.3 | trauma, addiction, and so much more. |
| 0:54.7 | Go to juiceboxpodcast.com, up in the menu, and click on After Dark. |
| 0:59.7 | There you'll see a full list of all of the After Dark episodes. |
| 1:05.4 | While you're listening, please remember that nothing you hear on the Juice Box podcast |
| 1:10.2 | should be considered advice, medical, or otherwise. |
| 1:13.9 | Always consult a physician before making any changes to your health care plan or becoming bold with insulin. |
| 1:33.3 | I wish I could tell everybody what we're laughing at as we start this episode of defining diabetes, but I can't. |
| 1:34.4 | That's between Jenny and I. |
| 1:37.0 | I think this one's going to be a short one. |
| 1:39.2 | I just need to define priming. |
| 1:45.3 | And I realized this never made it on the list because Arden has an Omnipod and has her whole time. |
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